netdev_WARN() uses WARN/WARN_ON to print a backtrace along with file and line information. In this case, udp_tunnel_nic_register() returning an error is just a failed operation, not a kernel bug. A simple warning message is sufficient, so use netdev_warn() instead of netdev_WARN(). The netdev_WARN use was a typo/misuse. Signed-off-by: Alok Tiwari --- v1 -> v2 Modified commit message as discuss with Simon. https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250903195717.2614214-1-alok.a.tiwari@oracle.com/ --- net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c index ff66db48453c..944b3cf25468 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c +++ b/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel_nic.c @@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ udp_tunnel_nic_netdevice_event(struct notifier_block *unused, err = udp_tunnel_nic_register(dev); if (err) - netdev_WARN(dev, "failed to register for UDP tunnel offloads: %d", err); + netdev_warn(dev, "failed to register for UDP tunnel offloads: %d", err); return notifier_from_errno(err); } /* All other events will need the udp_tunnel_nic state */ -- 2.50.1